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Meaning of SMOOTHBORE

Pronunciation:  'smoodh`bowr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
 
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 Synonyms: unrifled
 
 Antonyms: rifled
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Smooth"bore`\, a. (Gun.)
Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished
from rifled. -- n. A smoothbore firearm.
 

 

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